Cardamom Pumpkin Energy Bites (Phase 1)

By |December 22nd, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

Cardamom Pumpkin Energy Bites Recipe. Ingredients: ½ c flax seeds 1 c pumpkin seeds ¾ c coconut flakes (unsweetened) (and 2 TBSP reserved for rolling) ¾ c dates, soaked (at least 10 mins) – it’s about 16 dates ¼ tsp cardamom, ground 1 TBSP pure vanilla extract ¼ tsp salt Instructions: Soak dates in water overnight or at least 10 minutes. Drain dates and set aside. Grind seeds and coconut in a food processor or blender. Blend in dates, cardamom and vanilla and salt just until mixture is uniform. Shape into 3 cm wide balls using a teaspoon or small

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Butterscotch High Protein Granola Bars

By |December 21st, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

These are great snacks densely and deliciously packed with nutritional goodness for on the go! Ingredients: 1 3/4 Cup oats 3/4 Cup coconut (unsweetened, shredded) 1/4 Cup chia seeds 1/4 Cup hemp seeds 1 Cup sunflower seeds 1/2 Tablespoon flax seeds (ground) 1/2 Cup gogi berries 1/4 Cup coconut oil 2/3 Cup maple syrup (or honey) 1/4 Cup coconut sugar 1 Teaspoon vanilla 1/4 Teaspoon sea salt 1 Teaspoon lemon zest (optional) Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8?12 baking dish (best if lined with parchment paper) Toss the oats, sunflower seeds, and coconut together on a

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Grilled Cedar Salmon with Wasabi Ginger Marinade

By |December 21st, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

Grilling salmon on soaked cedar planks infuses it with an incredible smoky aroma and flavour that really elevates this dish beyond your average delicious salmon. This tasty and easy- to-prepare marinade is one of my favourites for the well-loved omega 3-rich salmon. It features fresh ginger root and wasabi zesty warming spices that aid digestion and improve circulation and uses staple ingredients from my kitchen. If I don?t have any fresh ginger on hand, I use frozen ginger root that I always keep in a sealed container in the freezer and pull out and grate as needed. Ingredients: cedar plank(purchased

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Delicious Vegan Black Bean Burgers

By |December 21st, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

These savoury vegan burgers are a great source of clean, animal-free protein. Deep, deliciously hued black beans aren’t just an excellent source of fibre, they’re also high in resistant starch and are metabolized much differently than high starch foods like bread and potatoes. The process of metabolizing resistant starch is such that it actually reduces the amount of glucose released into the blood, thus lowering the demand for insulin, which is great for the prevention of blood sugar issues. Not only are they lower on the glycemic index, they are incredibly filling! And by including hemp hearts in the mix,

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Low Histamine Food: Creamy Arugula Soup

By |December 21st, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

Low allergen soup with a watercress option! Spring is a time of growth and renewal. Budding flowers, bursting blossoms, and allergy flares! This brings us to why anyone would choose to eat a low-histamine diet. Histamine is an organic compound, chemically described as an amine, and is naturally high in certain foods. Symptoms of histamine intolerance include allergies, itching, nasal congestion, breathing difficulties, headaches, bloating, cramping, sleep disturbances, and even anxiety. Histamine is found in a number of foods. The following recipe includes some tasty ingredients that are not only low in histamine, but also contain nutrients that help to

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Stinging Nettle Pesto. This is a super nutritious Spring pesto!

By |December 21st, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

Spring is the season for detoxing and collecting Nettles! Nettles are incredibly high in minerals, iron, calcium and a plethora of vitamins amongst too many other phytonutrients to name. Trust me, working around the stingy hairs is worth it. Nettles are renowned for this season in particular because of their astringent, expectorant, tonic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic properties. All these a powerful elements make it an ally for supporting cleansing the liver and kidneys, as an adjuvant in treating allergies and anemia or simply boosting up your mineral and vitamin intake in a delicious meal. Use as you would traditional basil pesto

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Cardamom Prune Scones

By |December 21st, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

As published in Ecoparent Magazine www.ecoparent.ca While prunes may not be the most glamourous fruit, in these scones they create a melty-softness and chew, even at room temperature! And while we all know that prunes are great for satiation, promoting regularity and aiding in elimination, prunes are also high in nutrients like polyphenols, chlorogenic acid, flavonoids, and anthocyanins which help with improving insulin sensitivity. They also increase adiponectin, a protein that assists with weight management and healthy cholesterol levels! Ingredients: 1 3/4 c brown rice flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cardamom, ground 1/2 tsp

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Soothing Congee

By |December 14th, 2023|Categories: Post, Recipes|

Congee is a wonderfully soothing and easy to digest dish with Eastern Medicine origins. It’s essentially a very creamy medicinal porridge/soup. The ultimate warm and nourishing “get well” meal, congee acts as a tonic to a weakened or deficient system as it’s easy for the body to break down and assimilate its nutrients. The soup’s ingredients themselves act as demulcents: soothing and anti-inflammatory to the mucosa that lines our respiratory passages and digestive tract, which require particular tenderness when we are dealing with a viral or bacterial infection. Congee is very simple to make. While it has a similar consistency

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REST AND DIGEST | 5 FOOD RULES for Charming your Body into Happiness.

By |December 14th, 2023|Categories: Health Concerns, Post, Recipes|

The Food Mood Connection We are approaching the winter season which is an internal time of year, we aren’t being distracted by long days, blasting sun, so it gives us an opportunity (whether we are fond of this or not!) to look inside. Like many things in life, when we dig a little deeper, we get closer to the source – in medicine, we can get more in the neighbourhood of the underlying root cause. The source of good health-wellness-vitality, or the root cause of imbalance or disease. Just over a week ago, I held some workshops that looked at

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